Find your community
7,372 Egyptian nationals live in Berlin (30 June 2026 residents' register, Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg). The register does not list Egypt separately among people with a migration background, so there is no district breakdown and no figure for that group. You do not have to work everything out alone. This page lists free, public or non-profit places. Links checked on 5 November 2026; check opening hours before you go.
Nobody on this page charges you. If someone in a group or chat offers "help" with registration, a flat, a visa or a job for money, read Scams first. Advice in groups is a tip, not legal advice.
Free advice in Arabic
- BEMA, Arbeit und Leben Berlin: free, anonymous labour-law advice for migrant workers (contracts, pay, dismissal, leave, undeclared work, exploitation). It has an Arabic-speaking adviser (Arabic, Kurdish, German, English): phone 030 513 01 92 84, Thursday 9 to 11. Appointment required.
- AWO Fachstelle Integration & Migration, Pangea-Haus (Trautenaustraße 5, Wilmersdorf): migration counselling for adults (MBE) and the youth migration service (ages 12 to 27), Arabic among the languages. Advice on language courses, work, recognition, health, residence law. Tel. 030 88472161, by appointment.
- DRK Migrationsberatung (Bundesallee 73): Arabic and English phone line 030 600 300 1274, 9 to 15 h and by appointment.
- Willkommenszentrum Berlin (Potsdamer Straße 61, Mitte): the Senate's free counselling; its directory of counselling centres has a language filter that includes Arabic.
- Integrationslots:innen: over 200 guides working in more than 40 languages who accompany people to offices. The page does not name Arabic; ask the provider in your district.
Counselling sites change; confirm by phone before you go. Recognition of your degree: Recognition, Doctors, Nursing.
Meeting people: associations, culture, faith
- Al Nadi (Rheinstraße 53-54, Schöneberg; run by Nachbarschaftsheim Schöneberg e.V.): advice and a social meeting place for women from the Arab and Turkish cultural area; courses and activities. Mon to Fri 10 to 16 h, tel. 030 852 06 02. Languages not stated; ask by phone.
- Coptic Orthodox community of Berlin, St. Antonius und St. Schenouda (Roedeliusplatz 2, Lichtenberg): services Sunday 8:45 to 11:00, Wednesday 9:00 to 11:00, evening prayers Friday and Saturday; further services in Spandau (Maulbeerallee 15, Saturdays). It has a youth group. The page does not state the language of the services; ask the parish.
- Baynatna: the Arabic library in Berlin, lending books in Arabic and a meeting place for Arabic speakers, in the Berliner Stadtbibliothek (Breite Straße 30-36, Mitte). Not verified: this comes from a 2021 article; ask the library whether it is open today.
- Online: search Facebook or Meetup for Arabic-language groups in Berlin. Treat advice in groups as tips, not facts.
Festivals and events
- ALFILM, Arab Film Festival Berlin: run by MAKAN e.V.; the 17th edition ran 22 to 28 April 2026 in cinemas across the city (HAU, City Kino Wedding, silent green and others). Some events are free. 2027 dates: not yet published.
- Karneval der Kulturen: free street festival in Kreuzberg, expected 14 to 17 May 2027; official dates not yet published.
Sport and leisure
- Landessportbund Berlin, club search: find a sports club by name, district and sport. Joining a club is a quick way to meet people and practise German.
Students and professionals
I found no verified Egyptian student or professional association in Berlin. Doctors and nurses: Doctors and Nursing. Study: Studying. For networks, ask the international office of your university.
Finding work
- Arbeitsagentur Jobsuche: the official job board.
- Your route: Skilled worker, Opportunity Card, Ausbildung.
- Problems at work (unpaid wages, no contract): BEMA above, free and anonymous. Warning signs: Scams.
German, tandems, volunteering
- Volkshochschulen Berlin: German and integration courses in every district; see Learn German.
- Landesfreiwilligenagentur Berlin: volunteering across Berlin, a fast way to practise German and meet people.
Children: Arabic and school
- Erstsprachenunterricht (first-language lessons): Arabic is offered. Free, about 2 hours a week, in a school where at least 12 children take part; register through your child's school with the form "Interessenbekundung". Once registered, attendance is compulsory. There is an Arabic-language information sheet on the page.
Doctors who speak Arabic
- KV Berlin Arztsuche: the doctor search can show languages spoken. Urgent appointments through the 116117 service.
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